Lydia Ledorna KILBORN

1847 - 1923  (76 years)

• Birth	22 Aug 1847	Ontario, CANADA   [1]
  	Birth date calculated from death certificate which lists age at death as 76y,0m,12d which calculates to 9/22/1847. Death certificate also lists Lydia's place of birth as Quebec, Canada, which we know to be incorrect.
  Immigratn	1865  [1, 2]
  	To US About 1865
  Obituary	11 Oct 1923	Gravity, Taylor, IA   [3]
  	Gravity Independent Lydia L. Cole was born near Quebec, Canada, August 22, 1847, and died October 4, 1923 aged, 76 years, 1 month and 12 days. When 18 years of age she came with relatives to Illinois and settled near Kewanee, where she was married to Thomas Cole, July 3, 1867. They came to Iowa in 1871 and settled on a farm east of Gravity where they resided until they moved to town. Her husband departed this life, Dec. 12, 1921. To this union twelve children were born. Three died in infancy. Those remaining are: Mrs. Ellen Laws of Aurora, Nebraska; Mrs. Arvilla Crawford of Gravity, Iowa; Mrs. Nettie Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Anna Neff of Hollywood, California; Mrs. Ada Brillhart of Hollywood, California; Thomas Cole of Havelock, Nebraska; John Cole of Loma, Montana; Allen R. Cole of Gravity, Iowa; and Bert Cole of Los Angeles, California. She was a member of the Christian church, a devoted mother and true friend. Besides her children, she leaves many other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the locan Christian church, conducted by Rev. Burkhart, interment in the Gravity cemetery. Note: Lydia's middle name was Nadomia. Lydia was not born near Quebec, she was born in Ontario, Canada.
  Death	4 Oct 1923	Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA   [4, 5]
  	Cause of death, senile degeneration. The informant for Lydia's death ertificate was Tom Cole, he gives her middle name as Nadomia and her birthplace as Quebec, Canada.
  		Lydia Nadomia Kilborn
  Burial	7 Oct 1923	Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA   [1]
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  Father	John B. KILBORN,   b. 14 Dec 1822, Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA d. Bef 1901 (Age < 78 years)
  Mother	Louisa HASKIN,   b. 23 Apr 1824, Leeds Co., Ontario, CANADA d. 17 Apr 1911, Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas COLE,   b. 10 Jan 1843, OH d. 12 Dec 1921, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1867	Toulon, Stark, IL   [6]
  Children	1. Ellen Louise COLE,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL d. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years)   2. Arvilla Belle COLE,   b. 25 Feb 1872, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 21 Apr 1954, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 82 years)   3. Thomas Marion COLE,   b. 9 Oct 1875   d. 7 Apr 1951, Seattle, King, WA (Age 75 years)   4. John Ellsworth COLE,   b. 9 May 1877, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. 5 Mar 1953, Chouteau Co., MT (Age 75 years)   5. Nettie May COLE,   b. 6 May 1880, IA d. 15 Oct 1968, OK (Age 88 years)   6. Anna COLE,   b. 14 May 1882, IA d. 3 Jun 1958, VanNuys, Los Angeles, CA (Age 76 years)   7. Allen Roy COLE,   b. 9 Mar 1884, Taylor Co., IA d. 12 Feb 1977, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 92 years)   8. Bert Boyd COLE,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. Jul 1964, OK (Age 78 years)   9. Ada Ola COLE,   b. 5 Nov 1889, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 4 Sep 1969, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA (Age 79 years)   10. Violet COLE,   b. Bef 1900   d. Bef 1900 (Age < 0 years)
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Aug 1847 - Ontario, CANADA Marriage - 3 Jul 1867 - Toulon, Stark, IL Death - 4 Oct 1923 - Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Burial - 7 Oct 1923 - Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA Obituary - 11 Oct 1923 - Gravity, Taylor, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S5] State of Iowa Death Cert., Death certificate # 87-321, Informant Wm. Cole, Gravity, IA, 5. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S349] Taylor Co., Iowa GenWeb, 349. [S5] State of Iowa Death Cert., Death certificate # 87-321, 5. [S12] Funeral Card, 12. [S1012] Illinois State Public Records Office, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, 1012.